The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit is an international platform for exchange of knowledge on all aspects of sustainable development. Over the past thirteen years, it has emerged as one of the leading fora on issues of global sustainability.

Theme and Sub-themes

DSDS 2014 was convened on the theme Attaining Energy, Water and Food Security for All. Sub-themes will explore specific aspects of this theme.

Sustainable Development Leadership Award

The Award felicitates global leaders for their contributions to the field of sustainable development. Presented at DSDS, it is TERI’s tribute to eminent individuals engaged in encouraging global initiatives that can lead the world towards a sustainable future.

Exhibition

The Innovations for a Secure Future Exhibition showcased innovations and technologies from across the world that can bring us closer to the goal of Attaining Energy, Water and Food Security for All.

DSDS 2013

Themed The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient-Growth and Development, the Summit aimed to further the resolutions of the Rio+20 Conference delineated in the document entitled – ‘The Future We Want'.

Video Gallery

Watch videos of the numerous eminent speakers from various fields deliberate on issues of sustainable development at past editions of DSDS.

VERBATIM

"Using sustainable development
to eradicate poverty is the way
to go."

Ms Amina J Mohammed

"Sustainable development requires doubling the rate of energy efficiency and the share
of renewables in energy sector."

Dr Kandeh K Yumkella

"Articulation of a problem is
vital; people connect with water
issues, but glaze over the
melting of a glacier."

Ms Naina Lal Kidwai

"We can't think of water as a onetime commodity; it has to
be seen as a whole, as a
water cycle."